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National under-19 association football team representing Italy

Italy Under-19
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurrini (The Little Blues)
AssociationItalian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Head coachAlberto Bollini
First colours Second colours
European Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1981)
Best resultChampions (1958, 1966, 2003, 2023)

The Italy national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, held every year.

UEFA U-18 Championship Record

Before 2002, the event was called a U-18 tournament, as the players were required to under-18 at the start of qualifying phase and turn 19 in the final round.

  • 1981: Second Round
  • 1982: Qualifying Round
  • 1983: Semi-finalists
  • 1984: Second Round
  • 1986: Runners-up
  • 1988: Qualifying Round
  • 1990: Qualifying Round
  • 1992: Qualifying Round
  • 1993: Intermediary Round
  • 1994: Intermediary Round
  • 1995: Runners-up
  • 1996: 4th in Group B
  • 1997: Preliminary Round
  • 1998: Preliminary Round
  • 1999: Runners-up
  • 2000: Intermediary Round
  • 2001: Preliminary Round

UEFA U-19 Championship Record

Year Round
Norway 2002 Did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2003 Champions
Switzerland 2004 Group stage
Northern Ireland 2005 Did not qualify
Poland 2006
Austria 2007
Czech Republic 2008 Runners-up
Ukraine 2009 Did not qualify
France 2010 Group stage
Romania 2011 Did not qualify
Estonia 2012
Lithuania 2013
Hungary 2014
Greece 2015
Germany 2016 Runners-up
Georgia (country) 2017 Did not qualify
Finland 2018 Runners-up
Armenia 2019 Group stage
Northern Ireland 2020 Cancelled
Romania 2021 Cancelled
Slovakia 2022 Semi-finals
Malta 2023 Champions
Northern Ireland 2024 Semi-finals
Romania 2025 TBD

Honours

  • Under-18 era (1957–2001)

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the Qualifying round of the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Renato Marin (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 18) Italy Roma
1GK Tommaso Martinelli (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19) Italy Fiorentina
2DF Matteo Cocchi (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17) Italy Inter
2DF Niccolò Fortini (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18) Italy Juve Stabia
2DF Giovanni Leoni (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 18) Italy Parma
2DF Vittorio Magni (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18) Italy Milan
2DF Andrea Natali (2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 16) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Filippo Pagnucco (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) Italy Juventus
2DF Matteo Plaia (2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 18) Italy Perugia
3MF Mattia Mannini (captain) (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18) Italy Roma
3MF Leonardo Mendicino (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18) Italy Cesena
3MF Marco Romano (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) Italy Genoa
3MF Lorenzo Riccio (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18) Italy Atalanta
3MF Emanuele Sala (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 17) Italy Milan
4FW Francesco Camarda (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16) Italy Milan
4FW Giacomo De Pieri (2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 18) Italy Inter
4FW Seydou Fini (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 18) Netherlands Excelsior Rotterdam
4FW Jeff Ekhator (2006-11-11) 11 November 2006 (age 18) Italy Genoa
4FW Mattia Liberali (2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 17) Italy Milan
4FW Diego Sia (2006-03-10) 10 March 2006 (age 18) Italy Milan

See also

External links

References

  1. "2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 20 October 2020.
  2. "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
  3. "Italia al debutto nelle qualificazioni europee: i 20 convocati del tecnico Alberto Bollini in vista della prima fase". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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